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Running the “Cons”

April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 42nd St PeteLeave a Comment on Running the “Cons”

It’s convention season 2024. There is a reason I don’t do them anymore, greed. After over 30 years of being […]

Commentary 42nd Street, Dave Friedman, George Kennedy, HG Lewis, Jeffrey Combs, Peter Graves, Robert Englund, Steel City Comic Con, William Shatner, Zacherly

Horror Conventions Have Jumped The Shark

February 2, 2024February 24, 2024 42nd St PeteLeave a Comment on Horror Conventions Have Jumped The Shark

Horror Conventions Have Jumped The Shark Quote : Mad Monster Party: Don’t Invite Actual Monsters. Seems this con booked sexual […]

Commentary, News 42nd Street, Dave Friedman, Gary Busey, Gary Klar, George Romero, Grindhouse, H.G.Lewis, Kevin Spacey, Mad Monster Party, Sid Haig, Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, William Shatner, Zacherly

Recent Posts

  • The Truth Behind The Lies
    The Truth Behind The Lies Recently a convention known as Cinema Wasteland has closed its doors. I was a fixture at that show for many years. I did SRO Grindhouse Panels, I supplied 16mm films for screenings there, I put together a Hardcore Wrestling Hour hosted by myself and Toby Klein aka Mr Insanity. Then… Read more: The Truth Behind The Lies
  • Coming Back
    Coming Back Well I guess I should address where I have been. At the end of January, I lost my mother. I know it was coming but it didn’t take the sting out. Then March came and Bootz, the dog I rescued 15 years ago died in my arms. It didn’t stop there. I found… Read more: Coming Back
  • 100 of the Craziest Films to Play in 42nd Street’s Grindhouses
    100 of the Craziest Films toPlay in 42nd Street’s Grindhouses 42nd Street is now a legend. Everything that made that notorious block cool is gone. Only the films, the lifeblood of the grindhouses, survived. Well, at least some of them did. Old-school exhibitors and producers never saw anything beyond releasing the film once, then maybe… Read more: 100 of the Craziest Films to Play in 42nd Street’s Grindhouses

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